Fixxxer

Agree, I don't think we need to bring another one. McGee is playing solid football, he gets burn from time to time but I like his potential. Both Greer and Thomas are good at nickel and dime. Greer has great speed. If Vincent comes back i don't see us drafting a CB.

Lets go Cowher, you magnificent bastard.

if that's the case I would tell him that he can't play against former teams. I'd put a clause in his contract that he can't dress to play the Patriots.

but with Olive Oyl's bone structure.

I can't believe there's such a thread. pointless. Moulds is the best WR on the team.

I must say I 'feeley' great about this team.

What seg004 is trying to say is that Bledsoe is an average, mediocre QB and going with him as the starter next year is accepting mediocrity and IMO that doesn't cut it for me and if I'm not mistake for all the BILLS fans. he's what he is and though he's not the disaster he was last year due to great coaching I don't see enough improvements to keep this guy as the starter. What if I tell you that'll keep Reese at FS and that he'll start next year? you'd probably call me names and you'd tell me that we should improve the position because he won't get any better from what you see him do on the field. The Bills won't go far with Bledsoe as the starter so we must improve the postition, this year or next year.

these post doesnt make any zense. your way of base whit tis one.

well, that tells me that the only thing Drew needed was a TE he could rely on.

I think the best is yet to come with this kid. His armstiff is awesome and his patience is outstanding. He plays like a vet when it comes to pass protection. if the guy get his 'burst' back, look out.

Well I don't have any countrymen playing in the NFL anymore.

what does EURO kickers mean? they come from Argentina not Europe.

believe it, I was there

I just heard Martz fired the kicker especiallist beacuse of the Buffalo game, the guy is clueless.

Against a solid team those 3 picks would result in a loss. We kept the Seahawks in the game but since they're awful we won. But we won, we're happy.

without the namecalling, I agree, I don't believe we can make the long run with Bledsoe at QB. He's too inconsistent to maintain a level of play that will get this team to the playoffs.

I don't want the Bills end up doing what the Giants did with their OL. Because the had the Mouse they neglected the OL by thinking that with his work alone the OL would be good. They didn't have talent and with a few injuries it showed he's not a miracle worker. I loved what he's doing with the OL but if we can upgrade any position there we must do it.

Cambpell. he's a badass

no it doesn't work because it was posted on the Range and it seems it can be opened from here, but this is from a guy that coaches a high school in Florida team and he focused on the OL play against the patsies in Foxboro, his name is Sal here it is: This week, for the first time, I really wanted to take a look at how our passing game has or hasn’t progressed since the beginning of the season. Specifically, I took a good look at the offensive line and Drew Bledsoe’s play from the game last Sunday night in New England. Has the pass protection improved? Has Drew become more adept at getting the ball out quicker? And what results were yielded because of all of this in the last game? So, here’s what I did. I looked at every pass play from last week’s game, and listed the key elements: -How much time between the snap and Drew’s release (in parenthesis in seconds). -Rated the pass protection from the O-Line and backs as one unit as either excellent, good, average, or bad. -Listed the result of the play. After reading how each play played out, you can draw some of your own conclusions. However, I also have my own analysis and conclusions listed at the end of the breakdowns: Pass 1: (3.10) Excellent – complete to Moulds 7 yards 2: (2.91) Excellent – complete to Moulds 16 yards 3: (2.92) Excellent – complete to Euhus 4 yards 4: (2.53) Excellent – incomplete (dropped) 5: (2.50) Good – incomplete (should have been intercepted by Harrison) 6: (3.75) Excellent – interception deep by Wilson 7: (2.44) Good – incomplete (short) 8: (3.19) Good – incomplete (dropped) 9: (1.63) Excellent – complete to Moulds 7 yards 10: (2.69) Good – interception short by Bruschi SACK – (3.69 at time of wrap-up) – Average – near end of half 11: (0.97) Good – incomplete (quick hitch to Moulds) 12: (2.84) Good – incomplete (short) 13: (2.41) Excellent – complete to Moulds 8 yards 14: (3.84) Excellent – complete dump-off to McGahee 12 yards 15: (2.70) Good – intercepted short by Troy Brown 16: (2.65) Excellent – complete to Evans 13 yards 17: (2.50) Good – complete to Moulds 9 yards SACK – (3.59 at time of wrap-up) – Bad 18: (2.31) Average – incomplete (dropped by Evans) 19: (3.34) Excellent – incomplete (Moulds catch out of bounds) Analysis Offensive Line/running backs – If anyone doesn’t see the improvements this unit has made in its pass protection, they have not watched a Buffalo Bills game this season. Of the 19 passes that were thrown, I rated 10 of those as having “Excellent” protection, and 7 as “Good.” That’s 17/19 pass plays that the offense protected the quarterback very well. What made the protection excellent? Drew had time to get back in the pocket, look over the field (albeit very quickly at times), set his feet, and throw the ball. Now, the Patriots rarely blitzed Sunday night. They usually rushed only three or four. But, the O-Line did a very good job of maintaining their assignments and rarely got beat one-on-one. When the Pats did blitz, the backs did a much better job than they had in the past of picking it up, and the line was able to adjust quite well, too. Even on the two sacks given up by the offense, Bledsoe was not wrapped up until 3.69 and 3.59 seconds, respectively. That’s usually enough time to get rid of the football. On the first, he was looking downfield near the end of the half, trying to make a play. The second sack was really the only time I felt the entire game that the line broke down in its protection. Drew tried to escape, which is why the time was so high. In reality, the breakdown occurred after about 2.3 seconds. The thing that really caught my eye was that very often, the line did a really good job of washing defenders down, creating running lanes for the quarterback. However, since Bledsoe is a pocket-passer, and since he usually got rid of the ball fairly quickly (see below), he obviously did not take advantage of this. Drew Bledsoe – The aim going into this season was to get Drew to be able to get rid of the ball quicker. If Sunday night was any indication, Sam Wyche and Mike Mularkey have done a really good job of moving him along in that area. Of Bledsoe’s 19 passes, he had an average release time of 2.69 seconds. That’s very low for an NFL quarterback throughout the course of an entire game. Everyone makes a big deal about the “clock” the team has been using in practice since training camp. But it shouldn’t be. The clock is a tool many NFL, college, and high school teams use in practice to help their quarterbacks. I think it has helped Drew in this regard, as well. I’m just amazed it took this long in his career for any of his coaches to put him on this timer. However, after looking at all of these numbers as a whole, It appears that even though Drew Bledsoe is doing a better job of releasing the ball quicker, it has not really improved his play very much. Consider the fact that he was only 8/19 and his longest completion was only 16 yards. Also, he had (only) 3 completions over 10 yards, and on every one of them, his receiver gained at least 5 of those yards after the catch. So, even though Drew is getting rid of the ball quicker, no one has to respect anything deep, or even intermediate for that matter, because they are mostly dumps and quick strikes. Normally, that might be fine. But as I said, the Patriots hardly blitzed, which meant that their linebackers were dropping into coverage, enabling them to be in position to make tackles much quicker once the ball was caught and risk minimal yardage gained by the Bills. I’m guessing Bill Belichick’s staff noticed the quicker release by Bledsoe, as well as the improved blocking by the offensive line, and simply decided to let the Bills have those little dumps and quick strikes, knowing that they wouldn’t get hurt because their linebackers and defensive backs would be in position to make the play as soon as the ball was caught. It worked. Conclusion We all know that Drew Bledsoe’s strength is his powerful arm, and his main weakness is his mobility. He is a classic drop-back pocket quarterback and - as much as it can help any QB to get in a rhythm – he is not a rhythm-style passer. So, as much as the coaches have improved his play in one area (release time), it may have all been counter-productive because now the Bills have a quarterback who can’t do two things: 1) throw the ball deep because of the scheme, or 2) be successful at throwing the ball quick and short. This was evident Sunday night by the fact that he threw three balls right to defenders because he was trying so hard to get rid of the ball early, he locked right in to his intended target. Easy pickings for any NFL defense. Now that the blueprint has been laid by the Patriots for defending this offense with this quarterback, I fear that every week will be more of the same result. Furthermore, because of his natural style of playing the position, and that he is not a rhythm-style quarterback, I saw many times where Drew did not get his feet set as he was making his “quicker” throws. This is why there were so many balls thrown short to his intended receivers. Is that really an improvement? Drew Bledsoe has to get his feet set to be successful. He has to have time to set up and throw the ball like a bullet to get the maximum efficiency out of him. So, if you improve one area of his play, but because of it, decrease efficiency in another area, how does that really help anyone involved? Obviously, it doesn’t. It’s a case of diminishing returns. I wrote earlier this season that I wouldn’t make any comments on the quarterback play until later in the season when we all saw how the changes have worked – or not worked – to improve the Bills offense. Well, it’s been 9 games. The Bills are 3-6, and their offense is still not getting the job done. The offensive line has made major improvements. The running game has improved since Willis McGahee became the featured back. But the one constant that has remained is the play of Drew Bledsoe. Even though this is painful, and even though I love his competitive-nature and toughness, here it is, I’m going to finally say it: It’s not the O-Line; it’s not the running game; it’s not the play-calling. The Buffalo Bills biggest problem rests with Drew Bledsoe. It’s time for this organization to face reality and move on. It’s time to start J.P. Losman’s NFL career. I hope he doesn't mind or else I'm deep stevestojan, enjoy.

This week, for the first time, I really wanted to take a look at how our passing game has or hasn’t progressed since the beginning of the season. Specifically, I took a good look at the offensive line and Drew Bledsoe’s play from the game last Sunday night in New England. Has the pass protection improved? Has Drew become more adept at getting the ball out quicker? And what results were yielded because of all of this in the last game? So, here’s what I did. I looked at every pass play from last week’s game, and listed the key elements: -How much time between the snap and Drew’s release (in parenthesis in seconds). -Rated the pass protection from the O-Line and backs as one unit as either excellent, good, average, or bad. -Listed the result of the play. After reading how each play played out, you can draw some of your own conclusions. However, I also have my own analysis and conclusions listed at the end of the breakdowns: Pass 1: (3.10) Excellent – complete to Moulds 7 yards... http://www.!@#$.com/showthread.php?t=59568

Good luck with that one

Drew is finished, done, terminado.

20 TD on the road. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4256

agree, we will never be a playoff team with this guy at QB.

Antwain Smith fumbled at the one yard line and the ball went into the endzone for a touchback. Wasn't that game played on a College stadium?